Stringiness

Pronunciation: /ˈstɹɪŋˈaɪˈnɛs/

Stringiness (noun)

  1. The quality of food that pulls into long threads when you chew or tear it.
  2. The property of a substance that forms thin threads instead of breaking into small pieces.

Examples

  • The chicken had stringiness, so I stopped eating it.
  • I dislike stringiness in meat because it feels hard to chew.